The extract of cochineal tends to come up a lot. The cochineal bugs—a species of scale insect—are a centuries-old colorant. In the 19th century, chemists figured out how to make a synthetic ...

MARK WILLIAMSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Cochineal insects, the white dots on this ... a natural, tomato-based extract. Other natural food colouring alternatives include extracts from berries and ...

Just look for carmine or cochineal extract on the label to see for yourself ... the company said they'd switch to a bug-free alternative. In fact, Yoplait now remains one of the only major ...

Thirty other patients had negative patch test results. Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous ...

Just look for carmine or cochineal extract on the label to see for yourself ... the company said they'd switch to a bug-free alternative. In fact, Yoplait now remains one of the only major ...